Ordinary Magisterium

Ordinary magisterium may refer to:

  • A category of officials in the Roman Republic. See Magistratus.
  • The bishops of the Catholic Church in their role as teachers. When the bishops teach something with unanimity, they are referred to as the ordinary and universal magisterium; see Infallibility of the Church, and Magisterium.

Famous quotes containing the word ordinary:

    “To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)